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About Dongargaon Village

Dongargaon is a mid sized village in Chikhli tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 777, made up of 387 males and 390 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 473.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 443201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dongargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongargaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Chikhli
Pincode 443201
Area (hectares) 473.56 hectares
Population 777
Male Population 387
Female Population 390
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dongargaon compares

By the 2011 count Dongargaon is the 105th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,711 residents. Its 473.56 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Dongargaon

Dongargaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dongargaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dongargaon from other places

Dongargaon lies about 38 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Khamgaon, about 47 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dongargaon
Nearest town Mehkar 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Chikhli 21 km
District headquarters Buldana 38 km
Nearest railway station Khamgaon 47 km

Villages closest to Dongargaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chikhli tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Dongargaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Dongargaon village had a population of 777. That makes it the 105th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,711 residents.

Dongargaon village has 387 males and 390 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongargaon has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Dongargaon is 443201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dongargaon covers 473.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dongargaon falls under Chikhli tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dongargaon is Khamgaon, about 47 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dongargaon.

Dongargaon is about 38 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dongargaon is in Chikhli tehsil of Buldana district. Mehkar is about 21 km away. Chikhli is about 21 km away. Buldana is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naigaon Kh (1.5 km), Naigaon Bk (2.9 km) and Sawarkhed Bk (3.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dongargaon today is likely to be higher.

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